Euro rates will likely wait for Friday’s eurozone unemployment and inflation numbers for direction and thus the Bund curve should remain fairly range-bound until then, ING said.

The Singapore dollar weakened against the USD during the Asian session amid a cautious mood.

Prudential PLC reported higher adjusted operating profit in the first half of the year on higher profits from its insurance and asset-management businesses.

Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino has backed the case for further interest-rate hikes if the economy and prices grow as expected, echoing recent comments from the central bank’s chief.

Democrats are challenging new certification rules in Georgia, while Republicans are launching efforts to target voter-registration procedures in Arizona and North Carolina.

Pavel Durov had lunch with the French president six years ago. His phone was hacked the previous year by French and U.A.E. spies.